Random U.S History General Knowledge

Can you answer these random questions about United States history?

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Hint	Answer
Which town was famous for witch trials?	Salem
What Latin American country did the U.S occupy part of from 1903 to 1979?	Panama
Which mid-1800s abolitionist was an escaped slave from Maryland?	Frederick Douglass
Where was the capital of the Confederacy?	Richmond
In which city was John F. Kennedy shot?	Dallas
Which country did Germany ask to invade the U.S in 1917?	Mexico
What was the original name of New York City?	New Amsterdam
What is the name of the idea that Americans, as god's chosen people, should control all of North America?	Manifest Destiny
In which city did the U.S.S Maine explode?	Havana
In what modern community did the Pilgrims land?	Plymouth
What epidemic killed around 70,000 Americans in the 1920s?	Spanish Flu
Who led U.S troops in Europe during the Second World War?	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Who shot Abraham Lincoln?	John Wilkes Booth
What was the first U.S city to host the Olympics?	St. Louis
What was the first state after the thirteen colonies?	Vermont
Who famously accompanied Louis and Clark on their expedition?	Sacagawea
What was the largest Native American group in Florida?	Seminole
Who invented the Cotton Gin?	Eli Whitney
Which state almost went to war with Michigan over the Toledo strip?	Ohio
In which city did Martin Luther King Jr grow up?	Atlanta

3 Comments

Level 75

Feb 13, 2020

The Mexican-American War is also called the Mexican War and "Mexican" and "Mexican War" aren't accepted for the Texas statehood one

Level 55

Nov 2, 2020

Since your quiz doesn't specify, Hannibal Hamlin should also be acceptable as a vice president of Lincoln.

Level 66

Nov 2, 2020

Fixed!

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